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Glossary
AC: Alternative current
CBA: Cost Benefits Analysis
CCGT: Combine Cycle Gas Turbine
DBMED: Mediterranean Database
DC: Direct current
EC: European Commission
EENS: Expected Energy Not Supplied
ENS: Energy Not Served
ENTSO-E: European Network of Transmission
System Operators for Electricity
EU: European Union
GDP: Gross domestic product
GHGs: Greenhouse gases
GWh: Gigawatt hour
HVAC: High voltage alternating current transmission
HVDC: High voltage direct current transmission
IN: Inertial scenario
kV: kilovolt
LCC: Line-commutated current-sourced converters
LOLE: Loss of Load Expectation
MA: Mediterranean Ambition scenario
MEDREG: Mediterranean Energy Regulators
Med-TSO: Association of the Mediterranean
Transmission System Operators (TSOs)
MENA: Middle East and North Africa
MWh: Megawatt hour
MMP: Mediterranean Masterplan
NDP: National Development Plan
NTC: Net Transfer Capacity
OCGT: Open Cycle Gas Turbine
PCI: Project of Common Interest
PINT: Put IN one at a Time
PiTs: Points in Time
PMI: Project of Mutual Interest
PR: Proactive scenario
PV: Photovoltaics
RES: Renewable Energy Sources
SEW: Socio-economic welfare
SoS: Security of supply
TEASIMED: Towards an Efficient, Adequate, Sustainable
and Interconnected MEDiterranean power system
TOOT: Take One Out at a Time
TSO: Transmission System Operator
TYMNDP: Ten-Year Mediterranean
Network Development Plan
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change
VSC: Voltage source converters
VOLL: Value of Lost Load
Acknowledgements
This report was prepared by Med-TSO Technical Committee Planning, chaired by Mrs. Neveen SALEH, EETC – Egypt and by Mario SISINNI, Terna – Italy in the frame of TEASIMED 2 project.
The drafting team which realized this document was composed of:
Charalampos PITAS
IPTO – Greece
Francisco REIS
REN – Portugal
Emmanuel BUÉ
RTE – France
Andrea CIANFANELLI
TERNA – Italy
The work could not have been completed without the support and cooperation provided by all the members of the Technical Committee “Planning” who have reviewed the document. Last but not least, thanks go to Med-TSO Secretariat staff and in particular to Ms. Naglaa KHATTAB, Mr. Ahmed EL SHAMI, Mr. Luca RUFFINO and Mr. Anas EL HRAIECH for their help in coordinating the work for producing the report.